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Locality Name:
Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 238
Youngest recorded age at locality: 135

mindat Locality ID: 7243
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7243.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAtacamiteBlöditeBoraciteCalciteCarnalliteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDanburiteDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
FormateGadoliniteGarnetHarkeriteHilgarditeHydrotalciteLudwigiteMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSepioliteSerpentine
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteWurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antarcticite  (*)
Augite  (*)Blödite  (*)Boracite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnallite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlormagaluminite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cubanite  (*)Danburite  (*)
Dashkovaite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ekaterinite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluoborite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hibbingite  (*)Hilgardite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Kempite  (*)Korshunovskite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meixnerite  (*)Metaborite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pinnoite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)
Priceite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sakhaite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Shabynite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulfoborite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)223813503419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)323813501534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)23813501588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)23813501036
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O238135011
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O623813502060
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O2381350130
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl238135057
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)238135027770
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O2381350132
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2238135027198
Chlormagaluminite  (*)HydrotalciteMg4Al2(OH)12Cl2(H2O)223813503
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)823813501756
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32381350802
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O82381350148
Dashkovaite  (*)FormateMg(HCOO)2·2H2O18013502
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2381350498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)223813509895
Ekaterinite  (*)NoneCa2B4O7Cl2·2H2O18013501
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23813508173
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3238135052
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F23813502740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)23813501188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS238135024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23813507437
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl23813501398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3238135014640
Hibbingite  (*)AtacamiteFe2+2(OH)3Cl238135013
Hilgardite  (*)HilgarditeCa2B5O9Cl·H2O238135013
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1801350341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4238135087
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O323813505433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O180135014
Kempite  (*)AtacamiteMn2+2Cl(OH)323813503
Korshunovskite  (*)NoneMg2Cl(OH)3·4H2O18013503
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42381350359
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)2381350134
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4238135098
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)23813501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4238135014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS223813505674
Meixnerite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2(OH)16(OH)2·4H2O23813505
Metaborite  (*)NoneHBO223813504
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O238135080
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O23813502994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22381350313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S823813501512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)223813502273
Pinnoite  (*)NoneMgB2O(OH)6238135013
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O2381350102
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O238135033
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2238135039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O238135089
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S823813509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2238135061156
Sakhaite  (*)HarkeriteCa48Mg16(BO3)32(CO3)16·2(H2O,HCl)23813507
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2381350241
Shabynite  (*)NoneMg5(BO3)(OH)5Cl2·4H2O18013501
Silver  (*)CopperAg23813505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS238135021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O423813501934
Sulfoborite  (*)NoneMg3[B(OH)4]2(SO4)(OH,F)2238135010
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl2381350275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)238135087
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O2381350183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O23813504899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)223813502562
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO42381350120


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0049Original and/or weakly altered dolerite
Michelle_0050Skarn deposit and explosive pipes, Fe-B mineralization in salt-bearing rocks.


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_0049238215238-215K-ArMagmatic stage      7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaKorshunovskoye iron depositStrakhov et al. (1973)10.1080/00206817309475943IGR15_703From reference: age of "Unaltered and weakly altered dolerites"
Michelle_0050180135180-135K-ArPost-magmatic ore forming stage    Dashkovaite, Ekaterinite, Hydromagnesite, Iowaite, Korshunovskite, Shabynite 7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaKorshunovskoye iron depositStrakhov et al. (1973)10.1080/00206817309475943IGR15_703From reference: age of "Skarnized dolerites and skarns"

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